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| re: When live performances resume, on the road or on B'way... | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:47 am EDT 07/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: When live performances resume, on the road or on B'way... - ryhog 10:16 am EDT 07/03/20 | |
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| Thank you. I may be alone in my speculations, but everything about this digital release has been a surprise to me. I just today read the 6/25 Times article that explains the bidding war, how Iger finally negotiated a sale. And how Miranda and others were a firm no initially about the platform exposure we're being provided. They wanted to hold off. So perhaps -- incomplete info -- that explains why I presumed some sort of blackout with the stage iteration resuming. But I'm guessing here, too: this version's existence will only whet appetites for the live show. Hamilton is now also a brand, a cultural artifact, the known thing. It's gained a new luster: it represents fandom and obsession prior to Covid. And -- not for this board -- another era of America. It's done the impossible, moved from beloved show-of-the-moment into something akin to nostalgia-inducing. I saw the show 10/4/15, and just seeing a piece of "Satisfied" made me tear up, reconnecting not only with the material and gorgous staging but also, frankly 2015. I suspect I'm not alone in that. |
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| re: When live performances resume, on the road or on B'way... | |
| Posted by: ryhog 11:56 am EDT 07/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: When live performances resume, on the road or on B'way... - Delvino 10:47 am EDT 07/03/20 | |
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| With your reminder that the original deal did not include streaming, I am somewhat less confident about what I said. Maybe there will be a sunset, but I would not think it would be anytime soon (because I don't think the return to movie houses or live theatre will be). I agree with you about things that prompt nostalgia for what I have been calling the age of innocence, although I am more optimistic about the future than a lot of people (because I welcome the new normal and think it can be a better normal, but I digress). | |
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